Religion and politics: Do the ‘nones’ have it?

Politics
Jun 18, 2015

So far the nones haven't changed the U.S. political landscape very much, but in time, they are going to change it profoundly.

Our Lady of Revenue: New York City churches go on the market, leaving parishioners cynical

Parish
Mar 3, 2015

Our Lady of Vilnius Church, built by families of immigrant Lithuanian longshoremen, started out a century ago as a beloved worship space. Now, it's a coveted real estate asset.

In 2013, six years after the church was closed, it was sold for $13 million to one of the city's biggest developers. The following year, that company flipped it like a pancake to another developer for $18.4 million.

Now the yellow brick church near the entrance to the Holland Tunnel awaits demolition to make way for an 18-story luxury apartment house.